Bronx, NY (My Sportsbook) - The AL East-champion New York Yankees seek their fourth straight win when they open a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight in the Bronx.

On Sunday, Rondell White was 3-for-4 with two RBI as the Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, to sweep the three-game series at Comerica Park. New York, which won its 11th division title since the inception of divisional play in 1969 on Saturday, has won 14 of its last 19.

David Wells (18-7) pitched eight innings for the win. He allowed three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits, did not issue a walk and fanned five.

Raul Mondesi was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Yankees.

White collected his eighth three-hit game this year. He has 999 career RBI.

The Devil Rays enter tonight's game off their first loss in four games, a 12-6 setback to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Ben Grieve hit a three-run homer in the losing cause.

Paul Wilson (6-11) was dealt the loss. He was touched for eight runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits in just 3 1/3 innings.

The Yankees give the ball to Orlando Hernandez tonight, hoping the righthander can pick up his second win in four starts. Hernandez is 1-0 in his last three starts after allowing 11 runs over 20 1/3 innings. He last started on Tuesday and yielded four runs on 10 hits over six frames in a 9-7 loss at Tampa Bay.

El Duque, who has 16 strikeouts in his last three starts, is 2-1 with a 5.01 ERA in four starts against the Devil Rays this season. Lifetime, he is 8-2 with an ERA of 2.38 versus Tampa Bay.

In 12 games at home this year, including 11 starts, Hernandez is 5-1 with a 3.44 ERA.

Countering for the visitors is Victor Zambrano, who is 0-2 in his last three starts. In that span, he has surrendered 12 runs over 17 frames. He last pitched on Wednesday and allowed four runs on five hits through five innings in a 7-1 loss to the Yankees. Tampa Bay is 1-6 in his last seven starts.

The righthander makes his second start of the season against New York tonight, He has gone 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in his five outings versus the Yankees in 2002. For his career, he is 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA versus New York.

On the road this year, Zambrano is 4-5 with a 5.01 ERA in 22 games (four starts).

New York leads the season series, 11-4. The Devil Rays have gone 1-5 in the Bronx this year. Since last season, the Yankees are 13-2 at home against Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay is 23-51 on the road this season, while the Yankees are 50-27 at home.